The final quarter begins.
Minnesota Timberwolves offense.
After making adjustments to their lineup, the Warriors still adopted their previous defensive strategy. In their opinion, with a big lead, the Timberwolves are already vulnerable. The only thing they have to do now is to protect their lead and wait for the game time to end.
Snapped.
The basketball was sent to Zhao Feiyang, who advanced with the ball.
Stephen Curry came up to guard.
As soon as Zhao Feiyang passed halftime, Klay Thompson suddenly came up to double-team him as before. Zhao Feiyang was well prepared for this situation. He made a ground pass and threw the ball to Andrew Wiggins, who was let go by Thompson.
Wiggins didn't hesitate when he got the ball and dribbled directly towards the basket. He was very fast and entered the two zones in the blink of an eye.
Dwight Howard attracted Draymond Green's attention and helped Wiggins cover. Wiggins took advantage of the situation and got to the basket for a dunk.
boom.
The ball went in.
The Timberwolves' team bench burst into cheers.
Head coach Norman Thomas also wiped the sweat from his forehead. Standing near the technical stage, he still had a worried look on his face.
Although the situation on the court seems to be improving, this is just an offense, and it has not yet been fully verified whether the change in the team's lineup is successful.
It was the Golden State Warriors' turn to fight back.
When the Warriors got the ball, Curry advanced with the ball.
After halftime, Curry was stared at by Zhao Feiyang. This time Zhao Feiyang was not idle either. He took advantage of Curry's efforts to organize the offense and jumped directly to interfere. Every move he made threatened the basketball in Curry's hands.
boom.
Curry passes the ball to Thompson.
After getting the ball, Thompson reacted quickly and planned to break through to the basket from the left with the ball. But as soon as he started, Wiggins, who was marking him, reacted immediately.
His defense was very active and he continued to prepare accordingly as Thompson made adjustments.
Seeing that he could not keep the distance, Thompson could only pretend to break forward, but in fact he suddenly retreated and raised the basketball to shoot.
Snapped.
A big hat delivery.
Thompson's rush shot failed and was successfully defended by Wiggins.
The basketball bounced off, and Zhao Feiyang reacted quickly and immediately swooped in to save the ball. After getting the ball, he accelerated and sprinted towards the half court with the ball.
Curry had already reacted when Zhao Feiyang grabbed the ball. After realizing that he didn't have much chance to steal the basketball, he quickly rushed towards the half court and arranged his defense in advance.
Sure enough, when Zhao Feiyang rushed into the penalty area with the ball, Curry was already waiting under the basket.
Seeing that the two were about to encounter each other, Curry had already adopted a very serious defensive posture.
However, the next second, Zhao Feiyang made a move that shocked everyone. I saw him leaping high, suddenly flying into the air and making a one-handed chop.
Curry, who was standing in front of him, wanted to stop him, but as soon as he jumped up, he was suddenly suppressed by Zhao Feiyang's dunk.
boom.
Zhao Feiyang smashed the ball into the basket with a one-handed dunk.
Curry also fell to the ground.
But the referee's whistle did not sound.
In this defense, Curry unfortunately became the backdrop for Zhao Feiyang's dunk!
The whole audience exclaimed.
This time, many Chinese fans couldn't help it. Even though they didn't dare to stand up and shout loudly due to the home field, they couldn't restrain their inner agitation and applauded Zhao Feiyang crazily.
"Wang Defa?"
"Stephen was almost dunked by him! Farke! How did he do it?"
"God! This guy put his performance in the slam dunk contest into actual combat..."
The Timberwolves' bench was even more crazy. A group of bench players stood up and screamed, making various exaggerated expressions to cheer for Zhao Feiyang.
"Oh! No!"
"Is this God?"
"Michael will cheer when he sees such a dunk..."
At the same time, the Chinese fans watching the live broadcast on the other side of the ocean were even more shocked!
Many fans also like Curry very much, so after seeing Curry being dunked by Zhao Feiyang, their emotions were extremely complicated.
On the one hand, he is his favorite star, and on the other hand, he is a legend in his own basketball world, the number one player in contemporary basketball.
No matter who you stand on, you are in a dilemma!
But after the live program replayed Zhao Feiyang's one-handed dunk several times, these Chinese fans no longer hesitated and all stood by Zhao Feiyang to cheer for him at this moment.
"Damn it! That's awesome!"
"Although dunking on Curry is nothing special, I have to say that this ball is really inspiring! Curry is the leader of the Warriors no matter what, this ball is actually a slap in the face of the Warriors... "
"Curry and Zhao Feiyang are both great, but when it comes to dunking, Curry is indeed a younger brother... Let alone asking him to dunk back to Zhao Feiyang, even if Zhao Feiyang stood there and asked him to dunk, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to dunk. This effect..."
Some support and some refute.
Of course, some die-hard Curry fans were unhappy about their star being docked, so they continued to refute and even ridicule on social networks.
"What's so big about dunking such a goal? The team has lost by double digits and they're still pretending to compete?"
"Zhao Feiyang dunked on Curry's head, and Curry hit a three-pointer on his head... Let's see who is more powerful..."
"Just bully a player like Curry who is not strong enough to dunk Green. If Zhao Feiyang can dunk one on Green's head, I am willing to kneel down and be his son..."
In the Oracle Arena, after Zhao Feiyang's dunk caused a brief sensation, the atmosphere on the court gradually returned to normal.
Curry, who was detained, smiled helplessly and then continued to fight.
The Warriors serve.
Unwilling to get the ball, Curry immediately rushed across half court. He specifically signaled Thompson to help him cover. When Thompson stood in front of him to open up space, Curry also lifted the basketball and shot a long shot. Three-point shot.
Uh-huh.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
Curry was obviously very proud of Zhao Feiyang's shot. He not only smiled at Zhao Feiyang, but also waved his arms and shouted at the fans.
This is how he responded.
There was thunderous applause.
The Warriors' newly declining morale was stabilized by Curry's three-pointer.
The game goes on.
Although the Warriors have no major problems offensively, on the defensive end, their restriction on Zhao Feiyang's double-teaming has been completely broken.
At the beginning of this quarter, Thompson and Curry tried to use double teams to restrict Zhao Feiyang. However, as Wiggins played a role in the second position, not to mention restricting, even Thompson's offense was blocked by Wiggins. interference.
The same is true for Curry. Zhao Feiyang worked very hard when guarding him alone. Not only did he use all his physical fitness, he also directly used the most intense personal defense.
This kind of defense made Curry extremely uncomfortable, and there were almost no points scored in the first half of this quarter.
On the offensive end, the appearance of Wiggins helped Zhao Feiyang solve the double-team confusion, and also gave Zhao Feiyang enough space to single out Curry.
As he continued to score breakthroughs and cooperated with other teammates, the double-digit point difference that the Timberwolves had originally been widened gradually narrowed.
The two sides fought until the final moment in a situation of chasing and blocking at the same time.
In the blink of an eye, only the last 1 minute and 06 seconds remained, and the Timberwolves and Warriors tied 103 to 108.
5 points left.
The ball is in the Timberwolves' hands.
After getting the ball, Zhao Feiyang did not dare to hesitate and sprinted towards the half court with the ball. For this critical moment, as a leader, he did not hesitate and directly chose to stand up and play in singles after halftime.
Curry stepped forward to guard Zhao Feiyang. The two faced each other, and Zhao Feiyang pulled away with a feint. When Curry took a step forward, Zhao Feiyang changed direction and directly shook the former and rushed into the two zones.
When he was approaching the basket, Green pushed past Howard and rushed to defend Zhao Feiyang. Iguodala also came up from the side to put pressure on Zhao Feiyang.
The three met in mid-air. Zhao Feiyang did not panic. He avoided the hands of the two and threw the ball for a layup.
Uh-huh.
The basketball hit the backboard and fell into the basket.
"nice shot!"
"Well done!"
"There are still 3 points left!"
There was excitement in the Timberwolves' team table.
The fans at the scene could not restrain their restless mood for a long time, and everyone stood up to watch the last minute performance.
Zhao Feiyang's goal undoubtedly panicked Warriors fans, and made more people plan to disrupt their rhythm with boos the next time the Timberwolves attack.
There are 50 seconds left.
The Warriors serve.
The Timberwolves have adopted full-court coverage, and this time Zhao Feiyang followed Curry directly to stop him.
The ball was out of Curry's hands for a while, and the Warriors players had to hand the ball to Thompson.
After getting the ball, Thompson was about to dribble over, but was interfered by the chasing Wiggins.
Snapped.
Thompson passed the ball to Iguodala.
Using the passing method, the Warriors successfully carried the ball through the half court. After arriving at half court, Curry continued to run to the wing to catch the ball and organize the offense.
He and Zhao Feiyang met face to face. Curry tried to dribble past Zhao Feiyang, but Zhao Feiyang's reaction was too fast and he could always adjust at the first opportunity.
So Curry reached out to Iguodala on the wing, and Iguodala took the initiative to cover. Curry took advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball to the basket, but just after he attracted the attention of all the Timberwolves players, he suddenly passed the ball to Thompson on the wing.
Thompson didn't take a shot when he got the ball, but passed it directly to Iguodala, who was missed on the wing.
Iguodala didn't hesitate when he got the ball. He raised the basketball and threw a three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Although Adrian jumped out immediately after being blocked, he was still a step late due to the opponent's cover.
111 to 105.
The score difference widened to 6 points again.
There are only 39 seconds left.
Seeing that the Warriors scored again, the Timberwolves are really anxious now! There is really not much time left for them to attack!
This time, as soon as his teammates released the ball, Zhao Feiyang took the ball decisively and ran towards the half court.
After halftime, Zhao Feiyang faced a double-team from two Warriors players.
Adrian reacted quickly and decisively went up to help Zhao Feiyang pick and roll. Zhao Feiyang did not hesitate. In order to save time, he stood directly outside the three-point line and raised the basketball to shoot.
